#dvc fvf

[aidenbrooksapologist]

so can we all agree that Aiden attended a catholic school for most of his youth? and it explains a lot, actually:

the social anxiety- he thought people would think he was weird and never took the chance to befriend them out of fear of rejection

the trust issues- he's dealt with 'fake friends' who gave him trust issues and anxiety. maybe he had friends pre-transition at this school who rejected him later down the line?

the parents (this is more of a headcanon)- Aiden hardly mentions his dad when compared to his mom, and he says that he didn't want to bother his mom, with that being the reason he moved out of her house. I have a feeling that they kept him enrolled at that school despite the expected backlash because they were trying to push the image of 'perfect Christian child' onto him

nina (again, another headcanon)- call me evil but I think it would be sooooo dope if after his encounter with Nina where she cursed him, Aiden literally stayed up at night thinking that she was some sort of God-sent punishment for his sexuality and identity. probably nowhere near close to canon but it's a fun though

but regardless. Aiden did, in fact, grow up Christian. he considers himself one, even if 'non-practicing.' I do think that he was, in fact, raised by the catholic school system.

[aidenbrooksapologist]

me when I'm in a 'has religious guilt/trauma/OCD, an anxiety disorder, and super complex and underexplored traumas that are only so underexplored because of constantly getting sidelined by the narrative' competition and my opponent is aiden brooks

but then I lowk win bc after he wins he freaks out and claims he doesn't deserve it because of his crippling self esteem issues

[aidenbrooksapologist]

“I wish we had more mean and flawed trans characters in media” your ass can’t even handle Aiden Brooks

YES. THAT. THAT EXACTLY.

i bet you anything Aiden would be glazed like Spencer if he was cis. the same goes for Natalia.

[aidenbrooksapologist]

Aiden gets so much hate in season 5 and personally, I don’t really see it. did he do something wrong or something?? did he turn into Riya??

oh god. yeah. let's talk about this.

the fandom's switchup on aiden will never cease to baffle me. not just this time, but throughout his dvc run. he's 'too boring' in the beta, 'too dramatic' in the remake, 'too whiny' in all stars, and 'too mean' in fvf.

i partially blame the writing for this--i feel like it would've been better for there to be more focus on aiden during all stars. sure, he made merge again, but purely for the sake of furthering jake's redemption (i have my thoughts on jake, but this is not the time nor place for them). it would've been cool for him to openly talk about the mental strain the game has put on him, as well as his reasons for returning to it regardless being rooted in some sort of deep-seated insecurity.

i feel like aiden's writing has been somewhat half-assed throughout his run, and the writers are just using him as a punching bag for shits and giggles. it's not even like they don't know what to do with him--they have SO MUCH to explore with aiden that they just... haven't. hoping that means we're gonna get more of him in a spinoff, but i doubt it.

i don't think he's turning into riya, but i would LOVE to rant about their parallels and the reason for them.

short answer to your question: aiden as a character is a case of 'if you get it, you get it.' and you, my friend, get it :)

[aidenbrooksapologist]

bing boing

well well well

another day another slay another sideblog

first post time wowwwww 🥹 Lanna here ready to be another loyal member of the AIDEN NATION 🦅🦅🦅

which. speaking of. how are we feeling about fvf episode 8's elimination chat 😭

[aidenbrooksapologist]

friendly reminder that aiden (according to a greeting) canonically has nightmares about kristal getting in his home and announcing a challenge!

[aidenbrooksapologist]

s4 anastasia and s5 natalia are playing the exact same way:

overly petty

stopping at NOTHING, including losing the trust of allies or friends, to eliminate one person

watching their social game crumble as they chase a fruitless goal

acting this harshly as a method of petting up defenses due to past traumas in life, related inherently to their queer experience

the only reason everybody called anastasia a mother cunt girlboss but those same people shit on natalia now is bc natalia isn't a slim white cis woman

'oh but she emotionally manipulated gabby!! 🥺' anastasia DISLOCATED IVY'S FUCKING SHOULDER AND ELIMINATED HER CLOSEST FRIEND WITHOUT WARNING. i don't want to hear it.

[aidenbrooksapologist]

my initial s5 tierlist vs my new one

do i hate ren bc everybody loves them and its a funny bit? yes.

do i also hate ren bc of the fact that they have zero character flaws and it feels like they weren't made to be complex, they were made to be loved? also yes.